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I wonder this variant hasn't been around for longer than what we know already for example it was found in several South African countries a few days ago and it has since been found in Hong Kong, Netherlands and UK. Memories of "Kent variant" December variant being found in 2020.

On the ECML there are several opportunities available with the right investment / ambition 1. York to Northallerton increase to 140 or even 180 mph 2. Hitchin curve and Werrington junction can show how grade separation can increase capacity 3. Four tracking Huntingdon to Peterborough, maybe even...

Moved to speculative section - post IRP services on East Coast

Bradford Interchange to New Pudsey (Leeds West, Conservative) is definitely doable by train in 12 minutes. On a serious note, it is not unheard of to be waiting for 12 minutes for a platform to become available at Leeds Rail Station With extra trains planned into Leeds this will be a...

I first heard about Inspector Sands at Leeds Rail Station Makes sense if it is a fire alarm alert

This is a strange economy where some groups have gained over the past two years, while others have suffered. Some rely on food backs to survive Some cannot afford to put the heating on and rely on blankets to keep warm Rent increases Some who work from home and save substantially on commuting...

Source https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ The 7 day average hospital admissions for week ending 11/11/2020 was 1.69K The 7 day average for week ending 11/11/2021 was 920 While this is still high, it is lower than 12 months ago when we were in a circuit breaker to save christmas Also daily cases...

Re late night X43 journeys: the last one is timed into Burnley at 4am with a later depot arrival probably around 4:30 am If the same driver finishes at 4:30 am on Saturday and Sunday then they start their duties on Friday / Saturday / Sunday (probably starting shifts around 6, 7 or 8 pm, which...

Interesting timing given recent stories about MPs doing this and that .... I hope that this is what happens in reality as I am sure many want to see an end to the turmoil that this has caused at the expense of treatment of other diseases and financial / emotional impacts of lockdowns and...

Is it good news if you cannot find permanent employment, have turned off the heating and have one meal every two days, yet have to find £10 to travel to a vaccine centre every 3 months? Or the constant news stream of people being vaccinated has encouraged copycat vaccinators in night clubs? Or...

Trying to find a funny side maybe there's a song on its way with guest appearances from SAGE and ministers "The 12 doses of christmas"

Based on my experience, I seem to think that the standard weekday off peak workings are; Leeds > Skipton > Leeds > Bradford > Skipton > Bradford > Ilkley > Bradford > Leeds > Ilkley > Leeds Each journey takes between 25 to 45 minutes and the interworking probably reduces the number of units...

23/10/2021 on this same thread saw that this might be coming Apart from the annual flu vaccine, I cannot think of any other vaccine that is required every 6 months in order to be effective. Another figure that did not come true was the 100K cases per day by August and it seems that the media...

Boosters may be ok in the UK but I think that we need to think internationally as well. If substantial parts of the world are not being offered anything, while the UK is mandating a booster every 6 months then this could go on for years - a money tree for pharma? I'm a bit worried about the...

Some of the media seem to have woken up to the fact that there are conflicts of interest in the England government. However who benefits from giving booster jabs every few months? Also which IT companies benefit from vaccine passports? These companies now have a guaranteed money tree and it is...

Page 14 has an interesting paragraph Indeed from personal experience, the price of my West Yorkshire (Metrocard / MCard) bus and train season ticket in 2003 was £65 per month compared to £145 per month now which is not an incentive to encourage public transport use. Over the same time period...

This may have been evident yesterday (7th Nov) as my return journey took 10 to 15 minutes longer than scheduled on this route

From what I understand, Metro (West Yorkshire) and TFGM (Manchester) are responsible for updating the displays in those areas. I believe that Transdev update their displays at Skipton, Harrogate and Ripon (and possibly other North Yorkshire stops) but not sure about Lancashire. I've wondered...

To solve the charging problems we could install overhead electric cables on main roads and fit EVs with pantographs so that they can charge while in motion, charging a suitable fee in the process.

Since 2003 inflation has been 162% so a basket of goods costing £100 in 2003 would now cost £162 In 2003 my bus and train pass cost £65 per month - it now costs £145 per month Petrol costs in 2003 were around £1.10 per litre so if they tracked inflation it would be £1.78 per litre if they...